Poppy, Madame Royale

Poppy, Madame Royal (22 December, 1004), was the eldest child of Othello and a unnamed British noble, having been adopted into the French Royal Family; obtaining the position as Madame Royale. Her obvious British features made the subject of much public controversy, in an attempt to keep peace between the Kingdoms of England and France, her hand in marriage was given to Edward the Confessor. Upon her marriage, she became the Queen consort of England; upon her death, Edward remarried to Edith of Wessex. Her many children married into many prominent monarchies across several countries; her siblings, August, Septem and Othello II all died childless, leaving her as the last surviving member of their mother`s family line. Edith of Wessex was one of Poppy`s close friends, with the two women even showing a love for the arts; as Poppy was raised in the more cut-throat and demeaning French Court, she was far more harsh, cold-tongued, and a effective sword-fighter. Despite the attitude of the French Royal Court of the time towards women learning to fight with swords, Poppy was one of the most powerful sword-fighters; she personally fended off two battalions of Scottish invaders herself while being pregnant. Her many children and descendants personally carried on the tradition of sword-fighting in the family; in fact one of the noble families descended from her lineage, the Midfords are half French, due to Poppy`s half French/half British lineage. One of her children, Francis, her only son married into the House of Habsburg, relating them to the Kingdom of Germany; he was the secret lover of Otto III, having married Otto III`s sister, Othello. Khloe, one of her daughters married into a poor farming family in France, losing her titles and position as a Princess; in fact she was the grandmother of Joan of Arc, having changed her name to the more French-sounding Johanna Romée. Another one of her descendants, Samantha, married England; she would die protecting him of her own whim. She was canonized alongside her husband, Edward the Confessor; they would become